The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . family and isnow conducted by Ins sons. Messrs. Jo-seph W. and Walter II. Pitman. from [836 to iSp he was agent andtreasurer of the Winnipesaukee Lake 196 THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Co.,and during a part of this time was alsoengaged in business at Lake Village incompany with the late John V. Pitman at this time was onlyabout twenty-five years old, and as agentfor the Lake Co. (a position afterwardsheld by the Hon. James B
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . family and isnow conducted by Ins sons. Messrs. Jo-seph W. and Walter II. Pitman. from [836 to iSp he was agent andtreasurer of the Winnipesaukee Lake 196 THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Co.,and during a part of this time was alsoengaged in business at Lake Village incompany with the late John V. Pitman at this time was onlyabout twenty-five years old, and as agentfor the Lake Co. (a position afterwardsheld by the Hon. James Bell), he wassuperintendent and manager of all themills at Lake Village, and sold all of thegoods manufactured. These mills were At this time he held the controlling in-terest in the firm of Pitman, Tilton &Co., which was in 1S74 incorporated asthe Pitman Manufacturing Co., and inthis corporation Mr. Pitman was presi-dent and principal owner. In railroad affairs in New Hamp-shire, Mr. Pitman was especially promi-nent. He was a director of the Winni-pesaukee Steamboat Co., of the Con-cord railroad, and president of the Pemi-. The late Joseph P. Pitman. owned by Mr. David Pingree, and was agent for him. He was a director in the old Winnipe-saukee bank, and during the twentyyears of its existence a director ofthe Belknap County bank, and subse-quently in 1876 he was chosen a trusteeof the Belknap Savings bank, anoffice which he continued to hold duringthe remainder of his life. Mr. Pitman was the founder of thePitman Manufacturing Co., commencingthe manufacture of knit goods in 1868. gewasset railroad, and at the time of hisdeath was senior director of the Boston,Concord & Montreal railroad, havingbeen elected in 1858. It was largelythrough Mr. Pitmans financial tact,energy and foresight that this corpora-tion was restored to prosperity whenfailure of the enterprise seemed almostunavoidable. Mr. Pitman was a life-long Democrat,but never cared for political honors, al-thou
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